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Make your own Nerf darts. AKA: Stefans.

Step 3Weight your darts.

weight your darts.
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Take your blank darts, and either hold one, or put it into some kinda stand.
Then, using the hot tip of the hotglue gun, make a small hold in teh top of the dart, this will be where the weight goes. dont add any glue yet,

now, drop a single bb' into the hole you just made, and put hot glue over it to hold it in place.

wait for it to cool and BAM! you have a amazingly awsome homemade nerf dart!

*repeat this step 99 more times*
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16 comments
Jul 17, 2009. 9:48 AMsuperjoe12 says:
wait is the backer rod hollow cuz if it isnt it wont work in most guns
Jul 21, 2009. 3:59 PMThundertydus says:
No the backer rod is not hollow, and its not supposed to work in stock nerf guns, these will only workin in modded nerf guns without the air restrictors
Jul 6, 2011. 12:18 AMslimshady217 says:
hollow out the foam stuff
Mar 31, 2010. 3:28 PMslipdiddy101 says:
 Ummm.... can U use metal pellet (pellet gun) ammo for the weight?
Dec 26, 2010. 1:19 PMzmanly says:
ya you can. espesialy the pointed tiped ones :)
Sep 25, 2010. 6:33 AMmeburnfire says:
Is it possible to use bits of crayons instead of 2 metAl bbs as I can't find them in Canada and my mom won't let me buy metal bbs online
Jul 13, 2010. 12:09 PMfelixneko7 says:
would filling the hole with hotglue rather than putting a bb in it have similar weight?
Aug 1, 2010. 9:30 PMjessehawks says:
no the hot glue does not provide sufficient weight to carry the stefan over as much distance it will fire but you will not get the range you would get wight a bb weighted dart. Personally I use slingshot weights although these are banned from many tournaments.
Sep 5, 2009. 8:55 PMJasonMyers says:
Just one BB? Could I use more? Should I?
Nov 8, 2009. 1:28 AMfirezone says:
the most popular setup would be 2 copper bb's. The plastic kind dont have nearly enough weight behind them  
Jun 2, 2009. 4:43 PMvampierwolf says:
you should put a thumb tack in the front... you could use them for hunting but, I DON'T CONDONE THE KILLING OF ANIMALS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Nov 1, 2007. 1:49 PMnerfer192 says:
should i use metal or airsoft bbs
May 16, 2009. 12:40 PMtater98er says:
use metal bbs
Aug 11, 2008. 12:46 AMsparky__1998 says:
use two metal i think
Nov 1, 2007. 6:43 PMnerfer192 says:
and what should i do if dont have bbs airsoft or metal
Apr 2, 2009. 6:42 PMCraig1 says:
buy some
Aug 11, 2008. 12:47 AMsparky__1998 says:
glue a number 8 washer
May 3, 2008. 8:36 PMCartuner55 says:
fishing weights work too
Jan 4, 2009. 10:45 AMNinjanator says:
why are they called stefans
Apr 7, 2009. 4:26 PMstefannasehi says:
I invented this.
Apr 7, 2009. 12:48 PMpinz321 says:
they are named by the person who invented them
Apr 3, 2009. 3:12 PMsnaglefang says:
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Apr 6, 2009. 12:50 AMsharlston says:
cut a hole in the middle and look for some fishing shot and get size aag
Feb 7, 2009. 8:02 PMgo me 34 says:
would tick tacks work coz I have tones if them around
Jun 17, 2008. 11:12 PMetrain says:
Hey need help here. My homemade darts aren't as good as the ones I just ripped the tip off and glued the bb on. I think the caulk backer rodding I used is to light, you have a suggested brand to use? Mine is more of a silverish grey color, not the black in ur photos.

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